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Utah Wedding Venues Give Bride’s Choices

Choose your caterer at utah wedding venuesLexi and Connor had had their gorgeous wedding reception at one of Western Garden’s Utah wedding venues, Ivy House Weddings.  Their base linens were Ivory topped with a navy topper linen.  Atop this, the bride chose the reception center’s standard candle with their vibrant boxwood green wreath.  This set a happy yet cozy mood reflecting the couple’s zest for life.  Their guests were invited to put on fun attire and take memorable photos in the groom’s changing room where a photo booth was set up.  The groomsmen were in charge of this activity and they had a blast doing it.

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Ivy House is one of the reception centers Salt Lake City offers that has Cold Stone Creamery (Draper store) as one of their preferred caterers.  Lexi chose to use them rather than self-cater, which is allowed by Ivy House.  Along with the high quality ice-cream, the family provided several sheet cakes to serve the guests.  A family friend created the masterpiece wedding cake which was displayed in the cake nook upon the Ivy House cake pedestal which is available if the bride is bringing her own cake rather than use one of our recommended cake designers.

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Lexi and Connor hired Chelsey Rae Photography as their photographer who took beautiful photos of the couple outside before dark and of their special first dance as husband and wife in front of the romantic fireplace.  Their evening culminated with the traditional Ivy House sparkler send off and with such a big crowd of family and friends, extra sparklers were brought in.  The wedding venues Salt Lake City brings to our Utah brides are many, but few are as classic and easy to work with as Ivy House.  As you view the many happy faces of the guests, you can see that Salt Lake City wedding venues like Ivy House are happy places to be.

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Special Guests at Wedding Venues in Utah

Wedding places in Utah with Elvis showing upIt’s not every day that wedding venues in Utah can enjoy the appearance of a very special guest who comes to honor a beautiful bride and groom.  We have photos to prove the visit of Elvis to Lara and Korey on May 10, 2014.  He attended their romantic Utah wedding reception celebration at Ivy House Weddings and played a significant role in their farewell from the event.

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This couple chose to have a simple ceremony with about 25 guests followed by a small reception for the closest of family and friends.  Lara chose the stylish black and white Damask linen table toppers and runners over a hot pink base linen.  These were included in her venue rental price.  These colors set off the green boxwood wreath topped with hot pink rose petals with the classical tall silver candlestick centerpiece.  With real candlelight and the fireplace, the ambiance was romantic and intimate.  She used the Ivy House table ware package and self-catered with sandwiches and salads made by dear family and friends.  Utah weddings can be affordable when the wedding venue allows the bride to make choices like these for her celebration.

Beautiful cake by Granite Bakery at Salt Lake wedding receptions

Lara and Korey’s beautiful three-tiered cake was created by Granite bakery.  The middle tier was lined with fully opened roses.  The base tier was lined with seemingly perfect rose petals each delicately cascading over the one below it.  Again the cake was in shades of pinks and whites set upon the black and white table linens.

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Skyline Flowers created the bride’s bouquets, the boutonnieres, corsages, and simple rose petals for the tables.  With close friends taking all the photos to document this momentous occasion, the wedding party of about 150 enjoyed simple socializing and the traditional bouquet and garter toss along with the bride and groom cutting the cake.

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After a dazzling sparkler send-off, Elvis was their chauffeur driving the newlyweds away in his vintage pink cruiser!  What an enjoyable and one of the most memorable departures from Utah reception centers!

Utah Wedding Venues Near Salt Lake LDS Temple

Reception centers in Utah that are close to Salt Lake Temple

If you are one of those beautiful couples who are coming to the Salt Lake LDS Temple to be married according to your faith and beliefs, you may be wondering what Utah wedding venues are close to the Salt Lake LDS Temple and won’t break the budget.  Discover one of the newest most chic wedding venues Salt Lake City now offers to Mormon newlyweds!  Discover Ivy House Weddings at Western Gardens Downtown.  We are located 1.8 miles or 7 minutes away from the Salt Lake Temple, making less than a handful of turns depending on where you exit temple parking.

Road map Salt Lake Temple to Ivy House
A short 1.8 miles from the Salt Lake Temple to your relaxing beautiful wedding venue Ivy House Weddings – a simple 7 minute drive. Easy access to I-15 freeway too.

Discover inexpensive elegance at our venue.  Not all Salt Lake wedding reception venues allow self-catering, but we do.  This is usually a big hit with the large but creative & helpful Mormon families that join in with the celebrations. Parking is plentiful and our space is intimate for “family”.  We even think of the little people involved providing a children’s room that has a dvd player and large TV on the wall to aid those parents with their tiny tots.

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Little people enjoy their own little room with chairs their size and TV/dvd. Parents like it too!

Our old world charm and cozy warm fireplace make it almost a home away from home.  Beautiful original artwork by local Utah artists adorn the walls and our warm and friendly wedding planner and event hosts will help as though they were welcomed relatives. Families have gathered around the baby grand piano for sing-a-longs, invited friends to play string instruments, or even hired a jazz band.  But many brides and grooms simply enjoy their personal playlist from their iPad or smart phone played on our wonderful sound system.  Any music you choose for your celebration sounds incredible in this high-vaulted stunning reception hall.

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Professional and kind staff are very helpful additions to help your day run smooth and peaceful!

Utah weddings at the Salt Lake Mormon Temple must consider wedding reception centers in Salt Lake City like Ivy House Weddings at Western Gardens Downtown.

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Bride ready to throw the traditional bridal bouquet from the top of the balcony to her family and guests below!
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This was a beautiful celebration of the union of a couple that made two families one!

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Wedding venues Salt Lake City Offers Has Built in Luxury For Bride’s Affordable Dreams

If you are looking for the newest wedding venues Salt Lake City has to offer, you’ll discover  Ivy House Weddings.  This is one of the newest and chic wedding venues in Salt Lake downtown with many options that brides and their families enjoy.  This bride completely enjoyed the option to bring her own cake designer, florist, and caterer rather than use Ivy House preferred partners.  Many of her providers were friends or family so this worked out perfectly.

  

This petite vivacious bride chose ivory and pastel pink colors for her decor.  All the guests enjoyed her beautiful cakes as refreshments that she ordered from Granite Bakery, who also was her cake designer.  Beautiful and refreshing fruit assortment also was served.

 

This bride had her brothers introduce all her bridesmaids who came parading in from the elegant bride’s dressing room.  What a fun time everyone had dancing the Macarena among other dances.  Salt Lake City wedding venues like Ivy House are a great place to celebration such special unions.

The Flower Patch created her flower masterpieces and her photographer was a dear friend of the bride named Bethany Bown.  Salt Lake City weddings can be beautiful dreams come true for Utah brides when their reception centers allows the freedom to work within a budget.

 

Salt Lake Wedding Venues That Don’t Require Additional Decorating By the Bride

Simple decorating your Salt Lake City Wedding Venues

One of the most chic wedding venues Salt Lake City accommodates is Ivy House Weddings at Western Gardens Downtown.  Brides really enjoy the fact that they do not feel like they have to decorate a lot for their celebrations, but if they want to add more, they are welcome to do so.  With the Ivy House tall silver candlesticks (one of several options) on each guest table, this bride added a touch of tule with votive candles and smooth shinny river stones.  The bridal-toss bouquet served as the flowers on the sign-in table and that was just about it for decorating this sophisticated Salt Lake wedding venue.

Bridal-Toss Bouquet doubled as flowers at Sign-in Table

Tasting the elegant simple wedding cake.

For this event, our bride chose our preferred caterer Utah Celebrations who thrilled the guests with their flaming crepe bar.  Her cake designer was Cake Defleur who created this very simple and elegant cake.  Her photographer was Ashlee Broke Photography and the florist was Mel Kester.

Comments written by the bride and groom:  The Ivy House was beautiful and everything I could imagine as a bride.  Our guests all loved it too.  I will always remember my day because of the experiences I had with Ivy House.  Thank you!      ~ Anna & Pete  May 5, 2012

 

The Flaming Crepe Bar at this wedding venue in Salt lake City.

Bride and family outside Ivy House

Happy Groom's Man!

Balcony view at Utah wedding venue Ivy House Weddings.

 

 

 

One of the Wedding Venues Salt Lake City Shares Some Great Reception Ideas for Any Bride to Consider

Romantic couple dancing in wedding venues in Salt Lake CityA unique and beautiful celebration of love took place at Ivy House Weddings, one of the newest wedding venues Salt Lake City has to offer.  This couple and their families and guests enjoyed their Salt Lake City wedding celebration with beautiful flowers from Costco, delicious bundt cakes from an Aunt, and catered delicacies by another Aunt.  This is one of the perks of booking with this Salt Lake City wedding reception venue called Ivy House Weddings.  The bride and her pocketbook can decide where she wants to spend her budget.

There are three highlights I’d like to share that were particularly worth noting.  

1.  The party enjoyed a lot of dancing and this bride chose to hire an incredible DJ who really knew his music and knew how to get a crowd dancing.  Craig Chambers Disc-Connection got the place rockin’ and everyone had fun either dancing or watching the dancers.  Salt Lake wedding venues rock with classic DJ

2.   The second unique feature was the bride’s chosen refreshments for the evening.  With a dear aunt and the help of several neighbor women, the guests were able to walk through a “pasta bar” that was so fresh and fun.   The aunt in charge would place into the guest’s bowl items chosen from a number of choices, including different pastas, vegetables, chicken and even shrimp!  Then the guest would continue to the cooking station of 5 fun loving women.  Each had a small skillet and a burner in front of them.  In addition, there were in front of them several pitchers containing two types of sauce – a creamy Alfredo (made from scratch) or a tomato based sauce (again, made from scratch).  A cook would take the guest’s bowl and toss it in her pan and begin cooking it all.  Taking only about 1 minute per guest, the delicious dish was then poured onto the guest’s plate.  Then the happy customer could add salad, parmesan cheese, and breadsticks if they chose. Pasta Bar Lady Cooks at Salt Lake wedding venues  Some Salt Lake City wedding venues let you serve what YOU want!  Made to the order of each individual guest!

3.  One other clever idea involved the photo book and guest signature book.  Many times, guests simply get to glue their photos any which way in the couple’s book.  This bride had thought ahead and had created placement strips for the photos.  Guests didn’t have to decide where to place the photo and it gave the book more uniformity as the guests each had plenty of room to write their little best wishes to the newlyweds.  This bride surely was thinking way ahead.  Wedding reception idea of designating locations for guests to place their photo booth photos.

I will never forget the love in the eyes of the bride and groom as they danced their first dance.  The bride obviously adores her husband and he likewise to her.  Also, there were tender moments as the bride danced with her father.  Many beautiful memories were caught on film by their photographer Kristen Mae.

Of all the wedding reception centers in Salt Lake City this couple could have chosen, Ivy House Weddings was the perfect wedding venue they could have picked.  The mother of the bride wrote “We couldn’t of had a more perfect day! Everything was perfect.  Thanks so much for the perfect wedding!”

This couple didn't have an official line, but rather walked around the hall. More simple, less expensive, just as delicious, and just as fun to cut! Tender time with Dad! Plenty of smiles for everyone! A little touch to Ivy House centerpieces!

No Weather Worries at Western Garden’s Reception Centers in Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City wedding photos are beautiful outside of Ivy House WeddingsIn early May, this bride and groom didn’t have to worry about Utah’s unpredictable rainy spring weather.  They were the honored guests inside one of Western Garden’s wedding reception centers in Salt Lake City.  Ivy House was the place for an evening full of beautiful memories, great happiness, fond reunions, rowdy dancing, and delicious cuisine.

The bride’s choice of Tiffany blue table linens and ribbons were very striking in Ivy House’s stylish ambiance.  After a brief yet beautiful wedding ring ceremony, the weather cooperated allowing the couple and wedding party to take plenty of photos outside in the gardens.  Adilfa from Don Polo photography was their professional.  She has a lot of spunk and definitely knows what she’s doing.  (The photos in this blog were taken by a non-professional Ivy House employee.)

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About 350 guests savored delicious pastries, fresh fruits, salads, breads, and candies.  Plenty of relaxing conversation was enjoyed by all.  The wedding cake was created by Ivy House preferred baker Carrie’s Cakes.  The stunning and elegant 5 tiers sat as a queen on her pedestal for guests to admire.  This couple chose not to have a traditional wedding party line, but rather mingled throughout Ivy House hall to greet people and enjoy old and new acquaintances.

Another unique thing about this wedding party was the send off of the newlyweds.  The family had made plans for several dozen beautiful lantern lights to send off into the sky.  We all stepped into the movie Tangled as we watched the magical cylinders drift up into the heavens.  The bride and groom sent off a large blue lantern while all the others were white.  These coupled with Ivy House sparklers made for a beautiful finale to a beautiful celebration for a beautiful couple.

Five tier wedding cake Beautiful Ivy House bride enjoying her celebration.

The list of wedding venues Salt Lake City offers to Utah brides is complete with Ivy House Weddings located at Western Gardens Center in Downtown Salt Lake City.  It is a beautiful venue to create your own stylish wedding celebration and dodge the fickle Utah spring weather.    Guests enjoying each other! Table decorations using Ivy House Tall Candle Ivy House garden photo Delicious fruit with lights on spiral staircase

March 15, 2012 Salt Lake City Wedding Dinner and Reception in Simple Elegance

Salt Lake City weddings at Ivy House puts a smile on any bride and groom's face!This occasion at one of Salt Lake City wedding venues called Ivy House Weddings at Western Gardens downtown is just one more stunning example of how adaptable Ivy House is for any bride’s choice of style.  This beautiful bride chose to have a style of simple elegance. The bride and wedding planner accomplished this elegance with light pink wedding color and Ivy House simple yet modern tableware for their sit-down dinner honoring the new formed family.

Happiness is going to Ivy House Weddings in Salt Lake City Newlyweds dishing up some delicious food. Salt Lake City wedding reception center set up for a wedding dinner  The dinner included close family and friends and then a reception for extended well-wishers.  Several children were in attendance and they found the occasion well adjusted for them which made it pleasant for the adults as well.  With catering by a family friend, there was plenty of refreshing spring salad, rolls, and tarts.  After the meal, Ivy House hosts and family cleared and reset the tables for the reception that followed.

Stunning elegant wedding cake masterpiece at Ivy House Weddings

The bride’s choice was a two-tiered ivory wedding cake embellished with one simple large pink fondant ribbon, pearls, and the initials of the newlyweds.  A photo of the wedding couple complimented the masterpiece along with three votive candles and the ribbon donned cake knife and server.  Again, a close family friend created this beautiful work of art at this wedding reception center in Salt Lake.

Vintage sign-in table  Thank you to guests of Ivy House Weddings

The reception was attended by hundreds of family and friends coming to congratulate the happy couple.  Guests entered through the grand doors to sign in at a simple vintage sign-in table.  While waiting in line they had a view of the wedding cake alcove and a slide show of the bride and groom on a large flat-screen TV.  After greeting the bride and groom, guests were treated to slices of cake and a delicious candy bar telling the guests “Thank You!”
Ivy House Wedding reception center in Salt Lake

This dinner and reception is another fine example of how Ivy House Weddings can host a bride’s dream event with style and professionalism.  Ivy House is one of the newest wedding venues Salt Lake City has to offer, but they are coming up on their 50th event hosted during since June 2011.  Choose Ivy House, a classy Salt Lake City wedding reception center.

Comments from the mother:  Everything was so beautiful.  The staff did an excellent job in making our reception an enjoyable experience.  We highly recommend Ivy House Weddings.

Little boy enjoying Ivy House wedding dinner Little girl enjoying Ivy House wedding reception Guests enjoying Ivy House Real dish-ware is included in base price Some brides use our cabaret tables to seat four.  Votive candles on the fireplace hearth  A new complete family

February 25, 2012 – Wedding Venues in Salt Lake City and Paper Lanterns

Couple's First Dance with joy all around at wedding venue!Can you imagine a more happy place than at Ivy House Weddings, one of the wedding venues in Salt Lake City on February 25, 2012?  I was there to witness an event that put smiles on every guest in attendance.

Salt Lake City weddings are fun when you can decorate with paper lanterns for a unique look and feel.

The bride loves paper lanterns, so her family decorated above the wedding cake alcove and above the refreshment buffet tables with large red, orange, and white paper lanterns of various sizes.  It created such an enchanting feel to the evening.  The entire family came early to set up the dream wedding their bride has dreamt about since the age of 8 years.  Several sisters-in-law helped hang the paper lanterns along with the father of the bride.  A couple of brothers created the framework wrapped in white fabric from which to hang the lanterns above the refreshment tables.

Family created a pvc frame to hang paper lanterns from above food. Another sister-in-law, nieces, and grandmother helped stuff black rocks, lush green moss, red painted willows, cranberries, and sliced clementines down into a tall glass vase.  These would make the striking centerpieces on all the tables.Wedding venues Salt Lake City offers include Ivy House Weddings  Others helped set up the displays of bride and groom photos decorated with smooth black rocks and votive candles.  I dare say that Salt Lake wedding venues have never seen such an elaborate collection of busy bees accenting Ivy House’s backdrop for this bride’s perfect celebration.  Sign in Table with Canvas art on wallThis is one of many advantages to booking with Ivy House weddings – the bride can decorate as she sees fit.  Of course, within reason; but all in all there are few limitations.  All the while, the bride’s mother kept the wheels turning and filled in all the little last-minute details awaiting her daughter’s arrival.  The couple got married the day before, which made for a more relaxed actual wedding day and now the time for partying had arrived. Bride chose to put her own "art" on the wallsPhotos, black rock, and votive candles!  Simple beauty!

Fresh fruit added to the decorRefreshments matched the bright atmosphere – trays and platters of fresh fruit and petite rolls to be filled with broccoli cheese soup.  For the more hungry guests, they could savor a slice of melt-in-your-mouth prime rib.

Delicious broccoli cheese soup in roll bowlAfter greeting more than 350 guests, the bride and groom followed with the traditions of throwing the bride’s bouquet and the groom flipping the garter, which he carefully fetched.  This couple chose to do this entertaining from the balcony!  Not all Salt Lake City wedding venues offer this platform to highlight the honored couple. Bridal bouquet throw

Emotional dance with one of five brothersFrom there is was time for the brother’s of the bride to get her iPod playlist going for dancing.   The most romantic and emotional first dance was witnessed by all.  It was beautiful to see the love that radiated from this couple.  Then it was father’s turn.  Of course, he was cut-in by the bride’s brother, then another brother, then another.  Five brothers in all stole a dance with their younger sister then passed her back to her father.  Again, what harmony and love was expressed at this wedding reception.  The groom danced with his sweet mother and then the guests took over, at the lead of the bride.  I have never seen a bride dance and dance and dance like this energized woman.  Her smile and energy was very contagious.  The children, bridesmaids, best men, brothers and sisters-in-law all found themselves at some point on the dance floor – dancing with the bride, by the bride, or with others.  Father Daughter dance and embrace

Dancing for grandpaOne did not have to be on the dance floor to catch a huge smile.  Grandmas and Grandpas sat in chairs close by and couldn’t stop beaming as little ones came up to them dancing.   Of all the photos I took of this reception, 75% of them are just of the dancing.  Did I mention the traditional bunny-hop found it’s way into the mix as well.

Dancing the evening away!After more than an hour of dancing, it was time for the couple to wind things down and depart.  They had been having so much fun that this is when they finally stopped to have a bite to eat while they watched one of two DVD shows that were playing.  By the time they were done, most of the set-up had been taken down by family and the family was prodding the newlyweds to leave for a sparkler send off out the door!  Sparkler send off from wedding reception venue in Salt LakeAt least 20 sparklers were lit and formed a gateway to their waiting car that was just-married approved decorated.  Even some orange slices from the centerpieces dotted the car.  Just Married Car in close and secure parking at Ivy house

Truly, all wedding receptions in Salt Lake City should be this fun and beautiful.  Ivy House Weddings reception center was the catalyst for a beautiful celebration honoring this beautiful couple.  It also reflected on the union of their beautiful families.Dance, dance, dance!Quilt display with coordinated decor on spiral stairsMany shoes left behind for dancing!Prime Rib offeringTools and creativity and you get your dream at Ivy House!Beautiful Fruit CreationsCakeFlipping the garter!A touch of decor down stairway!Fun for everyone!